Type-casting and similar machine.



G. CRISP.

TYPE CASTING AND SIMILAR MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18, 1911.

'1 ,072,9 1 7, Patented Sept 9,1913.

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G. CRISP.

TYPE GASTING AND SIMILAR MACHINE.

11221101111011 FILED MAR.18, 1911.

1,072,917, r Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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C. CRISP.

TYPE CASTING AND SIMILAR MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18, 1911.

a] Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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Witnesses.

Inventor.

C; CRISP. TYPE CASTING AND SIMILAR MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.1B, 1911.

1,072,917, Patented Sept.9,1913.

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G. CRISP. TYPE CASTING AND SIMILAR MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.18, 1911 1,07%,917, Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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c; CRISP. TYPE GA S'T ING AND SIMILAR MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.18, 1911.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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CHARLES CRISP, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

TYPE-CASTING. AND SIMILAR MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

Application filed March 18, 1911. Serial No. 615,204.

72 all whom 2'15 may concern: Be it known that I, CHARLES Cnisr, a subject of the King of Great- Britain, residing at 1T 'lhrOgmorton avenue, in the city and county of London, England, have invented certain new and useful- Improvements in 'lype-Casting and Similar Machines, of

which the following is a specification.

Thisinv'ention relates to type casting operations and embodies the general principles of the machine described in the specification of my Letters Patent, No. 1,006,065;

According to the present invention a series of matrix bearing devices are adapted to be set for casting a line of type. The matrix bearing devices, such as wheels, disks, or the like, are arranged side by. side and adapted to be successively actuated or moved angularly in either directionso as to bring the desired matrices into alinement with each other and thus form a ppmplete line,

- ready for having the metal introduced therein through a molding box of any appropriate construction'adapted to form the type, after which the series of matrix bearmg devices is returned to lts inltial or zero posit-ion, ready for a new line of matrices to be set for casting.

In order that the said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into efi'ect I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying draw-- ings in which Figure 1 is a side elrvation of the machine. Fig. 1* is a plan view of the machine with the mold-box removed. Fig. 2-illustrates a side view of the traveling carriage and Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive are detail views thereof. Fig. 7 is a front view of the kicking member and mechanism pertaining thereto, Fig. 8 is a side view thereof and Fig. 9 a side view of the escapement which controls the rotarymovement of the kicking member. Fig.- 10 is partial view of the kickin member and one of the matrix bearing evices.

Figs. 11, 12- and '13 are respectively a plan,

sectional elevation and front elevationlof an adjustable stop for the traveling carriage. Fig. 14: is an enlar ed View of a matrix hearing member and 51c retaining comb in the operative and inoperative positions. Fig. 15 is a view of the mechanism employed for resetting the stops. Fig. 1G is a partial view of the machine showing the connections of the spring drum serving to-return the traveling carriage to its normal po- 6! provi .gles to Fig. 16. Fig. 18 is a view of one of the matrix bearing devices, and Fig. 19 is a sectional view thereof taken on the line.

19-19. F ig. 20 is a view showing a plurality of matrix bearing devices with a row of matrices set in alinemen't. Fig. 21 is a perspective view of a number of matrix bearing devices and the mold box therefor. Fig. 22 is a partial view of one of the matrix bearing devices and the collecting frame pertaining thereto. Fig. 23 ,is a detail view of the mechanism for operating the escapement pertaining to the kicking member. v The a paratus comprises a suitable frame dbd with fixed horizontal shafts a carrying a series of matrix bearing disks or rings (1 Three shafts a may be provided each carrying a series of loose pulleys ti on which the said matrix bearing rings may The various matrix bearing disks or rings v a are given an angular displacement about the shafts in succession, by mechanism hereinafter described, the extent of the angular movement depending upon the partlcular matrix that is to be brought into the casting line and the movement of the particular key lever a corresponding with the character of such matrix.

- The degree of rotation and consequently the particular matrix, is determlned by means of stops it, arranged to operate in a quadrant like member a situated preferably beneath and concentric with the row of matrix bearing members a and which are. maintained'in their elevated position and reset in a similar manner to the stops employed in the apparatus described in the aforesaid. prior specification. A row of stops a is arranged under each matrix bearing ring a and the number of stops corresponds with the number of matrices carried by the ring' The matrix bearing disks are normally prevented from rotating by a depressiona (Fig. 21) formed in'the inner side of each ring which is adapted to engage with one of the loose pulleys a and retain the ring in its normal position.

is driven up and comes in contact with and forces up-one of the stops a in the quadrant shaped member a under the matrix bearing disks (1- the arrangement enabling the stop to retain the said position. One of the said stops having been thus brought into position motion is imparted to the matrix bearing wheel by means of a kicking member I) slidably mounted upon a square shaft 6 (Fig. 7) and connected to the traveling carriage a by means of a fork b ;.each matrix bearing member is provided with a weight a which serves to assist the kicking memcarriage a ber b in displacing or imparting motion to said member. Each matrix bearing member is also provided with a number of projections d and the kicking member Z) is adapted to strike said projections and impart the desired movement to the matrix bearing members in turn. The matrix hearing member rotating on its shaft is arrested by the projecting stop a. The traveling is connected with a spring drum b*, Fig. 4, or the like which is adapted to impart movement thereto and to an Archimedian screw 6 The spring drum 1), is secured to the carriage by the arm I) which tends to draw the same across the machine. The screw b is operatively connected by gearing b b with the square shaft 6 which carries the kicking member I) and actuates the same when an escapement b pertaining thereto is operated by the depression of the key lever.

The escapement 1) controls the movement of the traveling carriage and comprises a.

toothed wheel .0, Fig. 9, mounted on the Archimedia-n screw b and with which a double pawl c is adapted to enga e, movement being imparted to the paw by the universal bars I) actuated by the key levers a.

Referring to Figs. 7 and 23, a shaft h extends across th machine in a manner simi lar to the universal bars I and is connected to each of the latter by r'ods h and links h so that each time a universal bar is operated,

wthewshaft it will be turned. The shaft h rovided with carries a bracket h which is I by'a link It quently, when the shaft hi's displaced, a lateral movement is imparted to the escapement device 6 and the double pawl 0 0*.

The escapement device is returned to its normal position by the spring 11.. 1

The pawl comprises two-members or teeth one of which 0" is capable of relative movement to the other a and which normally.

tends toseparate from this latter member. When the pawl is moved laterally as above described the screw 6 is allowed to move a distance equal to the distance between the members of the pawl. This step by step movement is imparted to the carriage a by the spring drum 6. In order to return the carriage when it has reached the end of its travel, another spring drum 0 (Figs. 5and 6) may be employed which is adapted to hereinafter described for effecting the'alinement of the matrices is depressed. The ends of the spring 0 of the drum are connected to the respective members c 0 thereof. The lever 0 (Figs. 16 and 17) is connected to the rod d pivoted to the alinement lever 0 and the link 0" to the arm 12 of the spring drum 6 imparting the step by step movement to the traveling carriage a. As the lines of type are not alwaysof the same length, it is necessary to provide means for stopping the carriage at an intermediate position and prevent it being moved back to the end of the machine by the actuating mechanism. To permit of the carriage being returned and retained in an intermediate position, provision is made for free movement between the parts 0 a, of

the said spring drum. With this arrangement an adjustable stop 0 (Figs. 1l'to13) would be set in the desired position in'the path of the traveling carriage so as to insure the desired result. The alinement lever of is pivoted to the framing of: the machine at 0 and its extremity is connected to the vertical rods d actuating the alining device the operation of which will be hereinafter described. Mot-ion is imparted to the alinement lever by the cam 0 which is operatively connected by the belt or chain gearing '0 with any suitable type of motor, ,When the falinement lever 0 and the rod 03 are depressed, the

be placed under tension when the lever a v lever 0 connected'to the rod d" imparts motion to the returning drum 7 0 andthrough the link 0 to the traveling carriage.

When the carriage meets the stop 0 the arrangement of the spring drum will allowof the further" depression of the lever 09' the traveling carriage: moves to a of stops the rotation of the screw 6 permitting the spring drum 1) to impart the desired movement to the carriage. The stop c is provided with a spring controlled men1- be'r,orpaw1c which is adap with a rack 0 arranged on the frame of the machine and retain the stop in any position in which it is set.

Each of the stops a is capable of selecting two or more matrices in a manner similar to that described in connection with the matrix bearing wheels in the aforesaid prior specification. The matrix bearing disks a? are capable of rotation in either direction, and are so balanced that if slightly displaced from the normal position the weights a thereon will tend to rotate in the direction of displacement. In order to reverse the direction of movement of the matrix disks a change key is provided which is arranged to control two clutches (1, cl, Fig. 7 adapted to couple up the square shaft Z) carrying the kicking member I) with one other of the two sets of gearing b b transmitting movement from the Archimedian screw 6 The shaft b carries at each end thereof a pinion mounted loose upon said shaft, each of which is adapted to be rotated integrally therewithby the clutch members (Z and d. Assuming the clutch d to be engaged with I its adjacent pinion and the clutch d dis directly by two intermeshing gears.

engaged, motion will be transmitted from the shaft 6 through .the gear 6 carried directly thereby to the pinion mounted on the squared shaft 6 When the clutch (i is engaged, it will, therefore, be seen that the shaft 6 will be rotated in an opposite direction from the shaft 6 since motion is transmitted from the shaft 6 to the shaft 6' The pinion adjacent the clutch d, however, does not mesh directly with a gear carried by- 'pinion carried by the squared shaft 6 When the clutch of is engaged, it will, therefore, be seen that the pinion carried by screw shaft b rotates the pinion b in an opposite direction to the screw shaft, and hence,

the gear I) rotates in an opposite direction to the screw shaft 6 Consequently, the pinion on the squared shaft 12 rotates in an opposite direction to the gearb? or in the same direction as the screw shaft b". The shifting of the clutches, therefore, causes a reversal in the direction of rotation of the squaredsli'aft b x Motion is imparted to the clutches by the links (13 r connected to the change keyor keys.

Instead of using a number of stops a for each matrix bearing disk one stop may be provided which is capable of being pushed up to varying heights. With such arrangement it is possible to select a number of matrices on a disk which iscapable of rotating in one direction only, the disk in this case being provided with projections (Z equal in number to the varying heights to which the stop can be pushed up.

l/Vhen a complete line of. matrices has been brought into position, the final alinement iseifected by the alinement lever being depressed by the cam 0 so as to impart a corresponding movement-to the two rods (1 (Fig. 1); one of said rods serving to bring a knife 03 into engagement with notches d formed in the inner edges of the matrix bearing rings a The knife (i is mounted in the frame so as to extend across the whole series of matrix bearing rings and is depressed against theaction of springs (Z by means of cams (Z mounted on another shaft d".ad.jacent thereto; This latter shaft is actuated by. meansof suitable projections e 0 carried by the respective rods 03* pertaining to the alinement lever, one projection 0 serving to actuate the same on the downward movement and the other projec tion '0 on the upward movement of the lover. The notches d are thereby alined or registered by the continuous knife (i and-hence the matrices are broiight into exact alinement.

When a'line of matrices has been set and the type cast, the matrix bearing rings a have to be returned to their initial position ready for the next setting and for this purpose a collecting frame 0 (Figs. 1 and 22). is caused to rotate upon a shaft e and engage with projections 6* on the inner edges of the rings. The collecting frame 6 comprises a pair of spring controlled levers c between which a knife shaped member 0 is arranged, said member being normally in close proximity to the projections e" on the matrix bearing rings. This knife shaped member 6' ispivotally attached to the said levers and'extends inside the whole series of matrix rings. When the rods (i associated with the alinement lever are depressed a pawl e (Fig. 1) operatively connected therewith is adapted to impart movement to one of the levers e by engaging with a projecticn 6 thereon and thereby bringing the knife-shaped member 6 into the position shown in broken'lines in Fig. 22 ready for engaging with the projections 6* inside the matrix rings a The extremity of one of the levers e is at the same time brought into engagement with the bell crank lever or pawl e' pivoted to the frame of "the ma- 50 tion substantially The comb-like device f is held in this -pos1- chine. The knife shaped member a is thus retained in position for engaging with the projections e on the matrix rings a when it is released and actuated-by the spring f.

trip 6 is also provided on one of the vertical rods al connected to the alinement lever and this latter is adapted to release the pawl a engaging with the lever 6 The release is effected on the upward movement of the rods (1* and owing to the springs f secured to the knife shaped member 6 and the lever e of the collecting frame 6 a rapid rotary movement isimparted to the member e; the member 6 will thus engage with the projections e of the matrix rings a? and kick or retrun the same to their initial position. In order to insure the sudden disengagement of the knife shaped member from the matrix rings when the 0 rings have reached their normal position 3 of said rings so that the depression a (Fig. 21) formed in the inner side of each'ring may engage with the upper one of the loose pulleys a. After the co1nb-like devicehas retarded the motion of the rings 0. it is moved out of engagement with the projections (1 thereon and the rings are retalned in the normal position by the aforesaid depression (1. The device comprises two members f", f to which the respective 0 blades 1, f are connected, the member f being connected to the member f -of the comb-like device so as to be capable of movement thereon, this connectionbeing efiected by suitable links f or the like; the relative '45 positions of the members are maintained by an intermediate spring f. This spring f normally retains the two members f" and f in the relative position shown in broken lines in Fig. 14:, so that the blades assume ,a posiarallel with .each other.

tion away from the projections on tho matrix rings a by' a spring 7*, but when the rod oZ is depressed, atrip f9 thereon engages with the member f of the comb and turns the same into the full line position, said comb being retained in this position by the projection f thereonengaging'with the pawl t carried by the framenaof the machine. Consequently, when the matrix rings are being returned to their. normal position after setting, the projections at thereon will strike the blade f and will cause the member f? to be turned into the position shown 6 "in full lines in .Fig. 14 so that the blades f f will serve to retain the projection d between them. The member f" of the comblike device is retained in the last mentioned positionby the extremity t thereof engaging with a pawl t pivoted to the member f of the device. Whenthe rod 05 rises the trip f thereon releases the pawl t and allows the spring f to return t e comb deviceto its normal osition out of engagement with the matrlx rings; the spring f at the same time serves to move the member i to its inoperative position, as the move-- ment of the comb-like device disengages the extremity t of the member f" with the pawl for, during said movement, the pawl is retained by the arm i thereof engaging with the projection 25 on the frame of the machine.

Means may be provided whereby the rewill be inclined toward each other and taining stops before mentioned will when w requisite be brought to their initial position by a bar or other suitable mechanism engaging therewith.

' The aforementioned stops a are brought to their lowest posit-ion by the downward movement of the alinement lever 0 which depresses a frame a (Fig. 15) engaging with enlargement a, formed at the bottom of each stop. The frame a? carries a rod a which is free to move in the socket or guide a, and motion is imparted to the frame by the forked'inember a. pivotally mounted on one of the rods d. on the downward movement of the rods d the arm a. of the forked member a and the frame a move together untilthe arm a passes a projection a mounted on the frame of .the machine. When the arm a passes the projection a it swings outward and the downward movement of the frame a ceases. The release of the member (1 5 allows the rods a? to further descend and the necessary length of stroke to be given to the other movements which require it. -During the upward movement ofthe rods (1 the spring a" pulls the arm a? into the perpendicular I position thus preventing it from fouling the; 1

projection a".

The matrlx rings and corresponding mechanlsm are carried by the frame a which is capable of movement along the bed b of the machine. The frame a of'the apparatus is operatively connected, through the links b, I), with a cam b. When the type is to .is capable of movement along a bed I) and be cast'the frame is drawn along the bed I).

so as to bring the matrix rings up to the molding'box 1) ready for the introduction of the metal from the Pet 6 i What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is r W on the peripheries of said wheels, a kicking member for im arting a rotating movement to said wheels in either direction, stops for retaining said wheels in the displaced position, a mold box, and means for bringing the matrices up to said mold box for easting.

2. A line casting machine comprising in combination, a plu 'ality of wheels, matrices, and stops on the peripheries of said wheels,

a kicking member for imparting a rotating movement to said wheels in elther direction,

weights on the wheels for assisting said movement, retaining stops arranged in proximity to the peripheries of the said wheels and adapted to be raised to a position to be engaged-by one of said first-named stops, a mold box, and means for bringing the'matrices up to said mold box for easting.

3. A line casting machine comprising in combination, a plurality of wheels, matrices and stops on the peripheries of said wheels, a kicking member for imparting a rotating movement to the wheels in either direction, weights on the Wheels for assisting said movement, means adapted to retain the same in the displaced position, a mold box, and means for bringing the matrices up to said mold box for casting. 1

4. A line casting machine comprising in combination, a plurality of wheels, matrices and stops on said wheels, a kicking member for imparting a rotating movement to the wheels in either direction. retaining stops arranged in proximity to the peripheries of the said wheels and adapted to be raised to a position to be engaged by one of said first.- named stops, a mold box, means'for bringing the matrices up to said mold box for casting, and a collecting frame adapted to engage With the interior of the wheels and rotate the same to their-normal position after the casting operation has been eifected.

A line casting machine comprising in combination, a plurality of wheels, matrices and stops on said wheels, projections on the inner edges of said wheels, a kicking mem-' her for imparting a rotating movement to the vvheels in eitherdirection, weights on the wheels for assisting said movement, a quadrant device arranged in proximity to the peripheries of said wheels, retaining stops arranged in said quadrant device, a griddevice whereby the retaining stops are lowered to their normal position, a mold box, means for bringing the matrices up to said mold box for casting. and a collecting frame adapted to engage with the projections on the inneredge of said Wheels and rotate the same totheir normal position after the casting operation has been effected.

6. A line casting machine comprising in combination, a plurality of wheels. matrices on said wheels,projections on the inner edges of said wheels, :1 kicking member for impartlowered to their normal position, a mold box, means fol-bringing the matrices up to said mold box for casting, and a,c0llecting frame adapted to engage with the projectlons on the inner edges of said wheels and r tate the same to their normal position after the casting operation has been eifected.

7. A line casting machine comprising in combination, a plurality of wheels, matrices on said wheels, projections on the inner edges of said wheels, a plurality of keys, a kicking member for imparting a rotating movement-in succession to said wheels, when said keys, are operated, a change key for reversing the direction of rotation of said wheels, a quadrant device arranged in proximity to the peripheries of said wheels, retaining' stops carried by said quadrant device, a traveling carriage, pins carried by said carriage, means for elevating said pins and retaining stops, a grid device for resetting the retaining stops, a moldbox, means for bringing the matrices up to said mold box for casting, and a collecting frame adapted to engage with the projections on the inner edgesof said Wheels and rotate the same to their normal position after the casting operation has been eflected.

8. A l ne casting machine comprising in combination, a plurality of wheels, matrices on said wheels, projections on the inner edges of said wheels, a plurality of keys, a kicking member for successively imparting a rotating movement to said wheels when the keys are operated, a change key for reversing the direct-ion of rotation of said wheels by the kicking member, a quadrant device arranged in proximity to the periphcries of said wheels, retaining stops carried by said quadrant device, a traveling carriage, means 'for actuating said carriage, pins carried by said carriage, means for elevating said pins and retaining stops, a grid device for resetting the retaining stops. a mold box, means for bringing the matrices up to said mold box for casting, a collecting frame adapted to engage with the projections on the inner edges of said'wheels and rotate the same to their normal position after the casting operation. has been cll ccled, and a comb-like device adapted to bring the wheels to rest in the normal position.

9. A line casting machine comprising in combination, a pluralityofwheels, matrices on said wheels, projections on the inner edges of said wheels, a plurality of keys, at kicking member for successively imparting a rotating movement to said wheels when the said keys are operated, a change key for reversing the direction of rotation of said wheels by the kicking member, a quadrant device arranged in proximity to the peripheries of said wheels, retaining stops carried by said quadrant device, a traveling car riage, pins carried by said carriage, means for elevating said pins and retaining stops, a grid device for resetting the retaining stops, a mold box, means for bringing the matrices up to said mold box for casting,

a collecting frame adapted to engage with the projections on the inner edges of said wheels and rotate the same to their normal position after the casting operation has been effected, and a comb-like device adapted to pins carried by said carriage, means for ele-"--,

'vating said pins and retaining stops, a grid device for resetting the retaining stops, a device for al1n1ng the matrices, a mold box,

means for bringing the matrices up to saidmold box for casting, a collecting frame adapted to engage with the projections on the'inner edges of said Wheels anda'otate the same to their normal position after the casting operation has been effected, and a comb-like device adapted to bring the wheels to rest in the normal position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

)HARLES CRISP.

Witnesses: A

W'Amen J. SKERTEN,

T. SELBY WARDLE. 

